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PremiumKolkata Doctor Rape Case Highlights: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked doctors protesting over the rape and murder case of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College to resume work, and assured them that no adverse action will be taken once they rejoin. Stay tuned for Kolkata Doctor Rape Case LIVE Updates.
The rape and murder of the trainee doctor has sparked nationwide protests. The top took suo motu cognizance of the matter and constituted a National Task Force to recommend guidelines to ensure the safety of medical professionals. A CBI investigation into the matter is underway.
SC said that it is deeply concerned about the safety of doctors across India. "If women cannot go to work and be safe, we are denying them the basic right to equality. We have to do something" the court said.
The trainee doctor's body with severe injury marks was found inside the seminar hall of the hospital's chest department on August 9. A civic volunteer was arrested by the Kolkata Police the following day for his alleged involvement in the rape-murder incident.
On 21 August, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose paid a visit to the family of the trainee doctor.
Meanwhile, The West Bengal Health Department removed the newly appointed principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Suhrita Pal, who was also the Head of the Chest Department, along with one Assistant Superintendent, following demands from the students. Manas Kumar Bandyopadhyay has now been named as the new principal of RGKMCH.
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